The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-07
SECOND DAY At ST. LOUIS.
POORLY ATTENDED OWING TO A
HEAVY RAIN.
The Winners Were WahOo, Hunt
ress, BoccacciO Two Heats
aud JacObin.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo. June 6.-The second
days races were very poorly attended
owing to the heavy rain just after
noon. The track was heavy aud slow,
but improved during the afternoon
under the action Of hot sun.
First Racs-Purse $500, selling; one
mile and one. eighth. Seven starters,
as follows: Keene, liz. ]. Cooper;
Lemau, ia, Hamilton; Violator, ll2,
L. Jones; Alamo, Ill, Compton; Kate
Mulkey, 1903, Singleton; Vivian, SO,
Kelly; Wahoo, ITO, Gerhardy.. st.
Valentine was scratched. Pools:
Wahoo, $50; Lsman, $l8; Kate Null
key, SIP; Alamo, s.; field, s.. The
start was ,ir, Alamo, Keene, Waboo
and Kate Mulkey in the front rank,
the gaps closing near the stand, Kate
Mulkey leading by a neck, Alamo
sec md, the others close up, Alamo
going to the front and showing tbs
way around to the far turn, where he
Quit, and Wahoo assumed the lead
ard won by q length from Keene, who
was nearly four lengths ahead OF Al =
mo, third Time-2:00t.
Second Race-Southern Hotel a. axes,
$500 added, for two-year-olds; three
quarters OF mile; six starters. Al
lsnah, 107, Hamilton; Z1leika, lO7,
Stoyai; Huntress, l05, Withers; White,
10, West; Q lindaro Belle, l07, Jones.
Pools: Ha lgin's eLtries, Allanah and
Znleika, $50; Huntress, $50; field, $l3.
Aberdeen, Zuhlsn aud Raceland We're
scratched. HuntIess led away, after
several attempts had been made to
start, bat was pulled back, and White
went to the front, leading around to
the far turn by two lengths, Huntress
was second, a neck in front Of Allan
ali, who was Tapped by Qnindsro
Belle. Huntress was second into the
homestretch, where White led by q
length, but collsring him In the stretch
passed in and won easily by two
lengths NV bite second, two lengths in
| front OF u lileiks, third. Tlme-l :20i.
Third race-Carrisge builders purse,
$500; three. quarter mile heats. SIX
starters: Tenlike l08, Stovsl; Derby
ITO, Trotter; Boccaccio 90, Winchell |;
Weasel 1903, Gray; Comet 9S, Single
ton Cora l.. 81, West. Pools: Boo
caccio, $50; 6ora L., $50; Weasel, II;
field, Is.
First heat-Comet led away, Derby
second and Cora L. third, but after
heading past the half mile Comet fell
back and Boccaccio taking the lead
showed the way to the wire, winning
by two lengths; Cora L. second. Time
-l:l9.
Second heat-Weasel and Comet
were disianced in first heat, four only
ming to the post in the second, and
of these Boccaccio got awav with the
tracA and was pever headed, winning
by nearly two lengths; Derby eecond
BY a head, Cora L. third Time-1 10
Fourth Race.-PnIse $500, Tor three
wear Odds; one mile. Seven starters
Councillor, 100, Gerhsrdy; Fred Isi
big, 100, Kilgour; Pat Donovan, llS
L. Jones. ProcrastinatoT, Ill, Lewis
Jacobip, 11S, Harris; Miss Ford, l06
West; khall, 100, Hamilton. Pools
Jacobin, $l75; Miss Ford, 500; Pro
crsstinator, $40; field, $27. Fred Zei
big was frat away, ProcIsstinator sn'
and Mics Ford following, and Jscobil
in the rear. Fred Zsibig led past tn
; | quarter, and then gave way to Pre-
crastiua tor, who made the runnin
around and into the homestretch, Jat
7 obin second and Miss Ford third hsI
way down Jacobin, and Miss For
) came ahead, and after driving fms
, Jacobin won by neck; Miss For
second, ten lengths ahe4d OF Pro2rasli
nator, third, Tima-l:4 b3.